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Transportation is on the move, and the convergence of technical, business model and social innovation—Mobility as a Service (MaaS), autonomous vehicles, sharing platforms, electrification, trip caps and more—stand to reshape the urban landscape. But the policy, regulatory and planning landscapes need to adapt as quickly as the technology. What’s needed, what’s happening, what’s possible—and what could go wrong?

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The greatest potential to achieve transformations in increasingly urban populations is at the municipal level. GreenBiz Group's conference aimed to accelerate the action around smart cities through the convergence of building, vehicle and information technologies.